Breakdown by Travis O’Brien is one of the most effective Blender add-ons. It was created to help animators easily achieve their key poses and breakdowns. Breakdown minimizes the visual noise in animation and provides tools to show only the most critical frames for an animator to focus on.

Travis OBrien – Breakdowner Features

• Quick Breakdown: On and off the display of breakdown guides for switching through the frames quickly and efficiently.
• Pie Menu: Breakdown guides can be displayed in many different ways, including the ability to modify the view.
• Configurability: This lets the user customize the Breakdowner according to their needs and preference for animation.
• Key Pose Focus: Displays only key-frames in focused view to enhance visibility and reduce cluttered view.
• Localized Approach: Displays only the most recent and upcoming frames to minimize obscurity and facilitate comprehension.
• Blender Integration: Integrates guide generation within the blender pose breakdown operator to generate the guides accurately.
• Complementary to Other Tools: Integrate with other onion skinning add-ons for complete animation viewing.

Breakdowner Documentation

Image 1: It strives to produce clear and understandable information about key-frames that you have set.

Image 2: Multiple options for displaying breakdown guides.